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John F. Kennedy Liberal Democrat

Source: U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy in 1960

Friday, August 29, 2014

Jim Heath: Video: CBS News: Election 1982 Highlights

The recession of 1981-82 was huge and cost Congressional Republicans especially in the House a lot of seats. House Republicans lost something like thirty-five seats. Going from the low 190s in the House to the upper 150s where they were going into the 1980 general election. So House Republicans especially lost everything that they picked up in 1980 in 1982. Similar to House Democrats that lost everything that they picked up in 2006 and 08 in 2010. Senate Republicans managed to retain control of the Senate after 1982, but they lost a couple of seats as well.